Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-05-21
Public Reception TO lion. jefferson
Davis.

lCSfuCuCC VI OOt - I've AASA'o"o.''
where lie is stopping. For two
hours u perfect stream of people
passed through the parlors and
shook hands with the-eX chicftain
and his beautiful daughter. Mr..
DAVIS was in his best humor, and
had i, pleasant word for each one
that shook his hand.
At 5 O'clock last evening a BAH
quet and reception was given III
the court house grounds. Mr.. Da-
Wis made u short speech in which
lie thanked the people of Meridian
for their most cordial receptiOn.-
At this point The members of the
Press Association assembled tho
platform in u body and presented
their respects to him. AT the ban
quet there were three hundred
plates, and seated at he table We're
the most distinguished men OF the
State. a floral wreath was brought
in and Mr.. Il. Il. Dial presented it
TO MIR. Davis in the name OF the
women OF Meridian.
MIR. Davis, in accepting 1t, said:
"God has graced the South with
beautiful flowers andlovelv womeu;
the most blessed OF women are those
of our own Southland. With such
feeling of expressions beautiful
flowers, which were artistically ar.
ranged by loving hands, are more
beautiful, than anything that has
been given to me-"
The second toast WAS to "Jcltrr-
son Davis. soldier, Statesman aad
champion OF our southern rights"
ltwaS responded toby Hon. Tilom
us ii. Woods.
W hen Mr.. Davis rose 10 reply he
WIS greeted with long and conIin
ucd applause. He began by apollo.
giving for the short address he
would make then, and said that lie
was quite. ia; igued from the days
exercises. Continuing he Sald:-
II am unable to treat this theme
as it should be without prcnetl!ta
ton. What WAS the army and
navy Of The South? 1t WAS patriot-
Ism Of the persons who barred their
breasts to bullets i'll defending con
stitutlonalrlgllt. With great nayjcs
and armies against us we formed
regiments and battalions. At their
head we placed Lee as their COM
mander. We remember scenes
where the wife lis she threw her
arms around her husband and
daughters in loving embrace gath
ering around those that were To go.
aud then the widowed mother as
she let tear drops fall on the face OF
the devoted son she would never
zee again, and girdled his sword to
his waist and told him to go lortli
as his father would have DONE
Those were the kind of men WE had.
With inferior numbers OF mon We
marched onward fighting for our
rights, aud battle after battle WAS
fought and won, but northern his
torians never conceded that, and
INDUCED III tliumphs Of mind over
matter.
.But now those scenes and incl
deuts have passed, and they only
live in our minds and historx!=
-Un1red you are now, and if the
Union is ever to be broken let he
other side break it. The army OF
the South Will shine forever around
the camp fires, and will still shine
to our children and chlldren's chill
dren. The truth we fought for
shall not encourage you to ever
fight again, hut keep your word
in good or evil. God bless you ALL"
Charges Against the Commander of
Tic commemorative Oyster Steamer
Chesapeake.
On the 4th inst, Senator Dalton,
and Representative Wilkins and
Curlett were appointed under joint
resolution, a legislative committee
TO investigate the charges prefer
red against Capt. Seth Foster, com
mandcr of the Chesapeake. 1t is
expected that they will hold the in
veStigation in July either at Nor
folk or Old Point.
A letter written to Gov. Lee by
II. q. Bland, of Gloucester, led to
The Investigation. There are quite
d number of witnesses on both sides
and it cannot be said how the III
vestigation will terminate.
Following are the charges:
l. That the steamers allowed to
lie in East river ten and twenty
days while dredgers work with i'm
punity at thcir trade near Gwynn's
island, in Wicomco river. and 9th
er places where dredging is profit
able.
9. That Captain Foster is so near
blind that lie cannot see vessel or
person over fortyfve or fifty yards
and that he is color blind, and in
consequence thereof unfit for the
position 10 which he has heen APP
pointed.
8. That for money lie tows YES.
sells from Norfolk and other points
to Mobjack bay, Gwynn's island,
and other places.
NOTICE